Richmond
XS400 Enthusiast
I recently rebuilt my caliper with all new seals (piston went in easily), got a steel braided brake hose, and got a new generic master cylinder off of ebay with a 14mm bore. I bench bled the MC and it worked with no air bubbles.
I hooked everything up and put on a speed bleeder and used that. Air came out, worked great. Now with the bleeder valve open if i pull the lever, a good amount of fluid gushes up the tube i have connected to the bleeder. Very solid very consistent.
The piston however, does not push far enough for the pads to apply pressure to the rotors. If i hold the caliper against the rotor, the piston will push back when the lever is pulled but it is like the piston puck needs to be out further just in general. Any ideas on how to do this? Should it do it on its own after some time?
I hooked everything up and put on a speed bleeder and used that. Air came out, worked great. Now with the bleeder valve open if i pull the lever, a good amount of fluid gushes up the tube i have connected to the bleeder. Very solid very consistent.
The piston however, does not push far enough for the pads to apply pressure to the rotors. If i hold the caliper against the rotor, the piston will push back when the lever is pulled but it is like the piston puck needs to be out further just in general. Any ideas on how to do this? Should it do it on its own after some time?